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Hi! I'm looking for advice on adopting out a special needs kitten. She is about 6 months old and she has hydronephrosis which caused her to have cystitis for a long time. She came home with me after that and I fostered her for 2 months. She is doing much better now, recently had her kidneys and urine checked and both tests were great! No blood in her urine now. So now that she is getting a bit healthier, she is going to be available for adoption. To be honest, I think she needed some mental and emotional stimulation/healing rather than being stuck at the hospital for as long as she was.
Are there some strategies and tips for adopting out a special needs kitten? Its possible she may need surgery later in life as she has a congenital abnormality which causes her hydronephrosis (it is not caused by a blockage, but a narrowing of her ureter) and one of her kidneys is enlarged. I'd like to be upfront with adopters so they know what they are getting into. She will likely need special food the rest of her life as well as frequent vet checks to monitor her kidney function and an owner/parent who knows what signs to watch for that would be indicative of her problem arising again. (So, in my ideal situation, an experienced cat owner...)
She is SUPER sweet, love cuddles and sleeping in bed with me at night, very playful and runs around the house getting her "crazies" out. So there would be NO problem adopting her out without her health issues. Any tips or advice from people who have done this before? Thanks!
Edit: I love her so much, I'd keep her but my 12 year old Amber would NOT like that as she does not like other kitties and they've been separated for 2 months' despite my best efforts to introduce them slowly.
Hi! I'm looking for advice on adopting out a special needs kitten. She is about 6 months old and she has hydronephrosis which caused her to have cystitis for a long time. She came home with me after that and I fostered her for 2 months. She is doing much better now, recently had her kidneys and urine checked and both tests were great! No blood in her urine now. So now that she is getting a bit healthier, she is going to be available for adoption. To be honest, I think she needed some mental and emotional stimulation/healing rather than being stuck at the hospital for as long as she was.
Are there some strategies and tips for adopting out a special needs kitten? Its possible she may need surgery later in life as she has a congenital abnormality which causes her hydronephrosis (it is not caused by a blockage, but a narrowing of her ureter) and one of her kidneys is enlarged. I'd like to be upfront with adopters so they know what they are getting into. She will likely need special food the rest of her life as well as frequent vet checks to monitor her kidney function and an owner/parent who knows what signs to watch for that would be indicative of her problem arising again. (So, in my ideal situation, an experienced cat owner...)
She is SUPER sweet, love cuddles and sleeping in bed with me at night, very playful and runs around the house getting her "crazies" out. So there would be NO problem adopting her out without her health issues. Any tips or advice from people who have done this before? Thanks!
Edit: I love her so much, I'd keep her but my 12 year old Amber would NOT like that as she does not like other kitties and they've been separated for 2 months' despite my best efforts to introduce them slowly.
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